People have never liked spending money on keeping their cars on the road, but it seems inflation and the cost-of-living crisis may be leading some motorists to put off repairs and skip servicing to save money in the short term. Research carried out by the RAC has found that a quarter of young drivers say they have put off necessary vehicle repairs to save money while nearly three in 10 are not servicing their vehicles as frequently as they should.
In this issue, we focus on service items and consider the implications of cutting costs. We also feature Oils & Additives, in which we ask how oil manufacturers are overcoming the challenges presented by the latest car technology, hear from the VLS who monitors product claims, and share new product launches. We product test an emissions reduction treatment and consider the growth of SCR technology in our Emissions System feature from p37 and launch our 2024 autotech campaign with a brand-new online assessment for you to try, see page 8 for details.
